How can your community become a member of our Heritage Ohio Main Street Program?
- 1. Host a Downtown Assessment Resource Team visit
- D.A.R.T. visit includes
- Heritage Ohio Staff and Ohio Main Street Manager on site
- Half-day walking tour assessment
- Full day presentation regarding the Main Street Approach to revitalization
- Revitalization Recommendations Report
- D.A.R.T. visit must be hosted within 5 years of applying to the Main Street Program
- D.A.R.T. visit costs $2500.00
- 2. Join as an Emerging program
- Emerging membership includes
- Strategic planning staff visit
- Committee work planning visit
- Discounted rates for Ohio Main Street training
- Manager and Board Networking meetings
- Access to the Ohio Main Street List Serve
- Access to the Ohio Main Street knowledge Base
- Unlimited staff consultation
- Year End Evaluation
- District may not remain in the Emerging program for more than 3 years
- Emerging membership costs $2500.00 annually
- 3. Complete the Ohio Main Street Application and schedule application site review
- District must spend at least one year in the Heritage Ohio Emerging program before applying to the Ohio Main Street Program
- Applications with instructions will be delivered to Emerging programs interested in applying.
- The Ohio Main Street Selections Committee will schedule an on-site evaluation with Emerging program board and committee members to determine eligibility
- New Main Street communities will be selected on a rolling basis and announced at the Heritage Ohio Annual Conference.
- 4. Join as an Ohio Main Street Start Program
- Ohio Main Street membership includes
- Strategic planning staff visit
- Committee work planning visit
- New manager training
- Discounted rates for Ohio Main Street training
- Manager and Board Networking meetings
- Access to the Ohio Main Street List Serve
- Access to the National Main Street Center List Serve
- Access to the Ohio Main Street knowledge Base
- Access to the National Main Street Center Knowledge Base
- Unlimited staff consultation
- Year End Evaluation
- Ohio Main Street Membership costs $3300 annually
If you’re interested in learning more, please contact Jeff Siegler.





